Work romances are nothing new, and just because his office is the international tennis circuit doesn’t mean Cupid can’t strike… as evidenced by the number of love-struck couples currently gracing Wimbledon.
SW19 has seen many love matches over the years… Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf began dating in 1999, the year they were both French Open champions, and are still married more than 20 years later.
In the early 1970s, Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors wowed fans with their off-court adventure. Although they never made it down the aisle, they were nicknamed ‘The Lovebird Double’ when they both won Wimbledon in 1974.
Cupid on court: Crossing glances on a tennis court is nothing new: Steffi Graf (left) and Andre Agassi (right) began dating in 1999 when they were both French Open winners and are still married more than two decades later.
As the first week of Wimbledon kicks off in south London, there are more than a few tennis stars dating their fellow players, having found love on the practice courts.
Here, FEMAIL brings together the tennis associations that are really flourishing…
The new Steffi and Andre? Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur
Play (tennis) together, stay together! Katie Boulter (right) and Alex de Minaur are the couple everyone wants to see the most at Wimbledon
There may be a new SW19 king and queen this year and, cheers, half of this power couple are British.
Katie Boulter, 26, the country’s new female No. 1, has been dating her Australian boyfriend Alex de Minaur, the world No. 17, since 2021, and the couple regularly share snaps of their time together on social media. social.
The couple are renting a house a stone’s throw from the All England Club with both families and Boulter says the familiarity and relaxation time helps her prepare.
“We can all spend a lot of time together,” he recently said. “I have the option to go out when I want, I know where the nearest coffee shop is, where the stringers are, so this is a place I can call home.”
The couple have been together since they began dating in 2021 and share a house with their families while competing at Wimbledon.
Boulter lives in a house with De Minaur and their respective families during Wimbledon
Both have reasonably strong chances of deepening the competition and will be relying on each other to help maintain focus and discipline in what is one of the most glamorous events on the tennis calendar.
Boulter and de Minaur are seen competing regularly and don’t try to stay in the background when cheering from the stands at tournaments.
De Minaur made headlines for her moving show of support for her partner at Wimbledon last year during her second-round win over previous runner-up Karolina Pliskova.
Buzzed by the aftermath of his own victory over British hopeful Jack Draper, the 24-year-old heartthrob used a post-match interview to praise his girlfriend on live television.
‘Before we talk about my match, can we talk about Katie Boulter today? I mean, she got a good win herself,” she told the BBC.
Parents game: Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils
Tennis stars Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils announced their engagement in 2021 after dating for two years; in October the couple welcomed their first child together
The Ukrainian and French stars shared their news with images of the ring in the mountains.
Tennis star Elina Svitolina dumped Venus Williams in her first match at Wimbledon this year, and the former Ukrainian World No.3 is continuing her comeback after giving birth to her first child, Skaï, with fellow professional player Gael Monfils in October 2022.
Monfils is currently out of the tournament with a wrist injury.
The couple announced their 2021 engagement on social media, with the Frenchman posting a photo of Svitolina showing off her ring in the mountains, writing: “She said YES.” Mrs MONFILS.
The French player is a former number 6 in the world and has been dating Svitolina since 2019
Svitolina and her husband-to-be are a popular couple who share TikTok and Instagram posts
The former Ukrainian world number 3 posted a photo of their pairing together, adding: ‘YES! Until the beginning of our forever.
Monfils and Svitolina have been dating since 2019 and have become fan favourites, regularly posting on their ‘GEMS life’ shared Instagram page.
After returning to the circuit after the birth of his son, the Ukrainian won an event in Strasbourg but has struggled to regain his form ever since.
She said of dating a fellow gamer: “It’s really special to have someone who understands what you go through to get these wins, and it’s special to share these moments together.”
American Dream: Madison Keys and Bjorn Fratangelo
American players Madison Keys, 28, and doubles player Bjorn Fratangelo, 29, have been dating since they were in their early twenties… both will play in SW19 this year.
Fratangelo proposed to his long-time girlfriend, and stunt partner, in March of this year.
Off the court, they’ve been dating since 2017…and on court Madison Keys, the 25th seed in the women’s draw, and doubles player Bjorn Fratangelo, 29, make a pretty impressive doubles pairing.
Earlier this year, the couple announced that they would be walking down the aisle soon, sharing the news of their engagement on Instagram.
Sharing a snap of their clasped hands and a flare on Keys’ ring finger, the two captioned the shot “forever.”
Keys revealed how the proposal happened after playing at the Charleston Open. She told reporters: ‘She actually did it at home. The day I came back from Dubai I did not expect it at all.
“He was sitting on the couch and he said, ‘Hey, I’ve got your birthday present.'” He handed me something and then knelt down.
‘Just sitting on the sofa, so now we have to keep the sofa forever.
Teenage tennis loves: Daria Gavrilova and Luke Saville
Australian tennis stars Daria Gavrilova, 29, and Luke Saville, also 29, tied the knot in 2021.
Australian tennis stars Daria Gavrilova, 29, and Luke Saville, also 29, tied the knot in Melbourne in 2021 after falling in love as teenagers on the junior circuit. Gavrilova will face Britain’s Katie Boulter in the first round of Wimbledon.
They met when they were 15 years old on the courts, the couple got engaged in December 2018 and walked down the aisle in 2021.
Gavrilova, born in Russia, became an Australian citizen in 2016 and the couple’s first dance at their wedding was My Universe by Coldplay, with the couple learning a routine from YouTube.
The couple’s first dance was a YouTube routine from Coldplay’s My Universe.
In 2018, Ms Saville spilled fun details about her beachside proposal, which didn’t go according to her husband’s plans.
‘He proposed to me on the beach, and said that you would have been suspected of anything else, because if I were in costume, we never dressed up. If we were dressed, you would be waiting there at the restaurant or something,” she said.
So we went down to the beach. And there were so many people, it was like, oh, God. I’m taking off my socks because we’re about to go into the water. And he says, there are too many people. And I’m like, what are you talking about? How are we going to end this? I don’t want to sit in cold water for so long.
‘And then I see the box, and he says, ‘I have a question to ask,’ and then he proposed to me. He didn’t get on his knees, but he asked. He was like, “can’t I get on my knees?” I was like, okay. Sure. Because he didn’t want it to be a big deal.
Czech colleagues: Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac
Czech tennis players Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac depart from 2021
Siniakova, 27, is one of the best doubles players in the world, having won Wimbledon three times.
Rumors began to surface that Czech Republic players Katerina Siniakova, 27, and Tomas Machac, 22, were a couple in 2021, and the couple confirmed it on Instagram soon after, with Machac sharing a snap of the couple on a restaurant, with the title ‘My love’.
While Machac, who plays Britain’s Cameron Norries in the first round at SW19, is ranked 103rd in the world, his girlfriend is the 32nd seed at Wimbledon in singles, but is the top seed in doubles after having previously won the US Open and Wimbledon three times.
Eden Silva and Liam Broady: an all-British fling?
British tennis stars Liam Broady, up to the second round at SW19, is rumored to be dating fellow British tennis player Eden Silva.
Neither Silva nor Broady have officially confirmed that their friendship is a romance, but they certainly appear on each other’s social media accounts.
Silva, 27, of Russian and Sri Lankan descent, lost in the Wimbledon qualifiers.
Meanwhile, wild card Broady, from Stockport, is already through to the second round of the competition, after beating Frenchman Constant Lestienne 6-1 6-3 7-5.
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